https://www.customchampionshipring.net/ en Copyright (c) 2026 Randy Chan customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) Wed, 06 May 2026 10:19:14 -0500 Zen-Cart v. v 2.1.4 14.02.2008 15:26 RSS 2.0 Feed 1440 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2023-hershey-bears-calder-cup-championship-ring-p-688.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/688/ The 2022 - 23 AHL season was the 87th season of the American Hockey League. The regular season began on October 14, 2022, and ended on April 16, 2023. The 2023 Calder Cup playoffs followed the conclusion of the regular season, and began on April 18, 2023. They concluded on June 21 with the Hershey Bears winning their 12th Calder Cup in team history, defeating the Coachella Valley Firebirds in overtime of game seven of the finals. After the previous regular season where teams played an imbalanced schedule consisting of 76, 72, or 68 games, all teams played an equal number of games at 72. The Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy for the regular season champion will no longer be awarded based on points percentage, but rather total points. Qualification for the 2023 Calder Cup playoffs was decided by accumulation of points by team, with 23 teams making the cutoff. For the first time since 2018, the league expanded, adding the Coachella Valley Firebirds. The Stockton Heat moved to Calgary in order to be closer to their NHL affiliate, the Calgary Flames. The Heat became the Calgary Wranglers. This brought the number of teams in the league to an all-time high of 32. The AHL had 11 female on-ice officials as of the 2022 - 23 season, including Kelly Cooke, Katie Guay, Cianna Lieffers, and Kirsten Welsh. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2023-hershey-bears-calder-cup-championship-ring-p-688.html Wed, 03 Dec 2025 06:53:48 -0600 425.00 USD 688 0.5 10000 CalderCup2023 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2024-hershey-bears-calder-cup-championship-ring-p-689.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/689/ The 2023 - 24 Hershey Bears season was the franchise's 86th season in the American Hockey League (AHL), starting on October 14, 2023, and ending during the Calder Cup playoffs. They play their home games at Giant Center. On April 2, 2024, the Bears clinched a playoff berth for the third consecutive season following a 1 - 0 win over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. In that same game, they clinched their division. The Bears finished the season as Atlantic Division champions, their second in franchise history, and Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winners for the fourth time in franchise history, with a record-setting 111 points from 53 wins, 15 losses, and 5 shootout losses, their 53 wins also serving as a new AHL record under a 72 game season. The Bears would win the Calder Cup in back to back years, beating the Coachella Valley Firebirds in 6 games. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2024-hershey-bears-calder-cup-championship-ring-p-689.html Wed, 03 Dec 2025 06:53:10 -0600 425.00 USD 689 0.5 10000 CalderCup2024 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2023-charleston-riverdogs-carolina-league-championship-ring-p-687.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/687/ The Charleston RiverDogs are a Minor League Baseball team of the Carolina League. They are located in Charleston, South Carolina, and are the Single-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. The RiverDogs' home stadium is Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. Charleston is the only team in league history to win three consecutive Carolina League championships (2021, 2022, and 2023). The RiverDogs were founded in 1980 as the Charleston Royals and were a farm team of the Kansas City Royals. In their first season as the Royals, they won the South Atlantic League's Southern Division championship, but fell in the playoffs against Greensboro. Like the Pirates, the Royals were known for their pitching, because in 1981 pitcher Jeffery Gladden led the league with a 2.09 ERA. In 1982 batting may have caught up with the pitching as pitcher Danny Jackson led the league with a 10?1 record and slugger Cliff Pastornicky paced the South Atlantic League with a .343 batting average. In 1983 Mark Pirruccello set a single-season team record with 25 home runs. 1984 was an exciting season for Charleston as the city hosted the all-star game in which Tom Glavine and Pat Borders played. On the field the Royals went on to win the Southern Division and Kevin Seitzer was named league MVP. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2023-charleston-riverdogs-carolina-league-championship-ring-p-687.html Wed, 03 Dec 2025 06:43:38 -0600 325.00 USD 687 0.5 10000 CarolinaLeague2023 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-texas-stars-calder-cup-championship-ring-p-686.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/686/ The Texas Stars won the 2014 Calder Cup championship by defeating the St. John's IceCaps in five games. Defenseman Patrik Nemeth scored the overtime game-winning goal in Game 5, which was his first goal of the playoffs, to secure the championship in franchise history. The Stars won three consecutive overtime games on the road to close out the series. Final series: The Texas Stars defeated the St. John's IceCaps in five games to win the championship. Championship-winning goal: Patrik Nemeth scored the winning goal in overtime of Game 5, his first of the playoff run. Key contributors: Nemeth scored the final goal with a backhand shot. In Game 1 of the finals, the Stars won 6-3, with goalie Cristopher Nilstorp earning his 10th win of the playoffs. Franchise history: This was the first Calder Cup championship for the Texas Stars franchise. Playoff performance: The team won the final three games of the series in overtime, all on the road. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-texas-stars-calder-cup-championship-ring-p-686.html Wed, 03 Dec 2025 06:39:59 -0600 425.00 USD 686 0.5 10000 CalderCup2014 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2022-lancaster-barnstormers-atlantic-league-championship-ring-p-685.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/685/ The Lancaster Barnstormers won the 2022 Atlantic League Championship by defeating the High Point Rockers in a 3-0 sweep. The final game ended with a score of 6-1. This was the team's fourth Atlantic League championship in their history. Opponent: High Point Rockers Series result: 3-0 sweep Final game score: 6-1 Significance: This was the team's fourth Atlantic League title overall. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2022-lancaster-barnstormers-atlantic-league-championship-ring-p-685.html Wed, 03 Dec 2025 06:32:27 -0600 325.00 USD 685 0.5 10000 AtlanticLeague2022 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2006-lancaster-barnstormers-atlantic-league-championship-ring-p-684.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/684/ The Lancaster Barnstormers won the championship in 2006 by defeating the Bridgeport Bluefish 3-0 in a playoff series. This was the team's first championship win since its inception in 2005. The Barnstormers' victory secured their first-ever championship in the Atlantic League. They completed the series sweep against the Bridgeport Bluefish with a final score of 3-0. This win marked the team's inaugural championship title. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2006-lancaster-barnstormers-atlantic-league-championship-ring-p-684.html Wed, 03 Dec 2025 06:30:26 -0600 325.00 USD 684 0.5 10000 AtlanticLeague2006 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2020-chase-elliott-nascar-cup-series-champion-ring-p-683.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/683/ The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series was the 72nd season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 49th season for the modern era Cup Series. The season began at Daytona International Speedway with the Busch Clash, the Bluegreen Vacations Duel qualifying races, and the 62nd running of the Daytona 500. The regular season ended with the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona on August 29. The NASCAR playoffs ended with the Season Finale 500, the first finale at Phoenix Raceway on November 8. Before the season's restart at Darlington, Kyle Larson used a racial slur during an iRacing event that got him fired from Chip Ganassi Racing, making him miss the playoffs for the first time since 2015. Following the second Drydene 311 at Dover International Speedway, Kevin Harvick, driving for Stewart - Haas Racing, clinched the Regular Season Championship. Chase Elliott, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, won the 2020 Cup Series Championship following the Season Finale 500 at Phoenix Raceway. William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports and Cole Custer of Stewart - Haas Racing each won their first race in the Cup Series, and by virtue of making the playoffs, Custer also won the Rookie of the Year honors. Ford won the Manufacturers' Championship following the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2020-chase-elliott-nascar-cup-series-champion-ring-p-683.html Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:00:49 -0600 425.00 USD 683 0.5 10000 NASCAR2020 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2016-kobe-bryant-retirement-ring-p-515.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/515/ Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships with the Lakers. Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, and 12-time member of the All-Defensive team. He led the NBA in scoring during two seasons, and ranks third on both the league's all-time regular season scoring and all-time postseason scoring lists. He holds the NBA record for the most seasons playing with one franchise for an entire career. The son of former NBA player Joe Bryant, Kobe Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School in Pennsylvania, where he was recognized as the top high school basketball player in the country. He declared for the NBA draft upon graduation, and was selected with the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets, who traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers. As a rookie, Bryant earned himself a reputation as a high-flyer and a fan favorite by winning the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest, and he was named an All-Star by his second season. Despite a feud between them, Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers to three consecutive championships from 2000 to 2002. In 2003, Bryant was accused of sexual assault in Colorado, but the charges were eventually dropped, and a civil suit was settled out of court. After the Lakers lost the 2004 NBA Finals, O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat. Bryant became the cornerstone of the Lakers, and he led the NBA in scoring during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. In 2006, he scored a career-high 81 points against the Toronto Raptors, the second most points scored in a single game in league history behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in 1962. Bryant was awarded the regular season's Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in 2008. After losing in the 2008 NBA Finals, he led the Lakers to two consecutive championships in 2009 and 2010, earning the Finals MVP Award on both occasions. He continued to be among the top players in the league through 2013, when the 34-year-old Bryant suffered a torn Achilles tendon. Although he recovered, his play was limited the following two years by season-ending injuries to his knee and shoulder, respectively. At 34 years and 104 days of age, Bryant became the youngest player in league history to reach 30,000 career points. He is also the all-time leading scorer in Lakers franchise history. Following his second year in the league, Bryant was chosen to start every All-Star Game until his retirement for a record 18 consecutive appearances, and his four All-Star MVP Awards are tied for the most in NBA history. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, he won gold medals as a member of the U.S. national team. Sporting News and TNT named Bryant the top NBA player of the 2000s. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2016-kobe-bryant-retirement-ring-p-515.html Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:54:26 -0600 185.00 USD 515 0.5 10000 Kobe2016 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2018-college-world-series-ring-p-682.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/682/ The 2018 College World Series was played at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, NE from June 16 to June 26. Eight teams qualified for the tournament by winning their Regional and Super-Regional Tournaments. Oregon State University defeated University of Arkansas in the final game of the best-of-three finals. Adley Rutschman was named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player The field was broken into two double elimination brackets of four teams each. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2018-college-world-series-ring-p-682.html Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:54:07 -0600 345.00 USD 682 0.5 10000 WS2018 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2013-mlb-allstar-game-ring-p-681.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/681/ The 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 84th playing of the midseason exhibition between the All-Star teams representing the American League (AL) and National League (NL), held on July 16 at Citi Field in Queens, New York City. Hosted by the New York Mets, the game drew a Citi Field-record crowd of 45,186 fans and featured a 3 - 0 shutout victory for the AL, snapping the NL's three-year winning streak in the Midsummer Classic. The AL's pitching staff, led by starters Max Scherzer and Chris Sale, limited the NL to just three hits in a dominant performance that marked the first back-to-back All-Star shutouts in history. The AL scored single runs in the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly by Jose Bautista, in the fifth on a groundout by J. J. Hardy, and in the eighth on a ground-rule double by Jason Kipnis. Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees earned the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for pitching a perfect eighth inning in what would be his final All-Star appearance, receiving a prolonged standing ovation from the crowd and opponents alike in a heartfelt tribute to the retiring closer. Managers Jim Leyland (Detroit Tigers, AL) and Bruce Bochy (San Francisco Giants, NL) guided their squads in the 3-hour, 6-minute contest broadcast on Fox. The week-long All-Star festivities in New York set multiple attendance records, including over 1 million fans across events at Citi Field, and highlighted the Home Run Derby won by Oakland Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, who later added to the excitement by catching the ceremonial first pitch from former Mets star Tom Seaver. The game underscored Rivera's legendary career, as AL players greeted him on the field before his entrance, and it remains notable as the second All-Star Game hosted by the Mets, following the 1964 event at Shea Stadium. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2013-mlb-allstar-game-ring-p-681.html Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:51:26 -0600 385.00 USD 681 0.5 10000 AllStar2013 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2020-tony-stewart-nascar-hall-of-fame-ring-p-679.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/679/ Tony Stewart (born Anthony Wayne Stewart; May 20, 1971) is an American professional racing driver, team owner, and philanthropist, best known for winning three NASCAR Cup Series championships (2002, 2005, and 2011) and being the only driver to secure titles in both the IndyCar Series (1997) and NASCAR's premier stock car division. Born in Columbus, Indiana, Stewart began his racing career as a child in go-karts, capturing his first national karting championship at age 12 in 1983, and later amassed four United States Auto Club (USAC) national titles, including the prestigious Triple Crown in 1995 across midget, sprint car, and Silver Crown divisions. Transitioning to NASCAR in 1999, Stewart earned Rookie of the Year honors in the Cup Series with three victories in his debut season and went on to secure 49 wins over his 18-year full-time driving career, triumphing on diverse track types from ovals to road courses. His 2011 championship run was particularly dramatic, as he clinched the title with a victory in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, marking one of the sport's most memorable pursuits. Beyond driving, Stewart co-founded Stewart-Haas Racing in 2009, which captured three driver's championships (two Cup Series, one Xfinity Series) and 70 Cup Series wins before ceasing operations after the 2024 season, while he also owns Tony Stewart Racing (dirt track focused, with 27 championships since 2001) and Eldora Speedway since 2004. Stewart's versatility extends to other series, including a 2006 International Race of Champions (IROC) title, a 2021 SRX Series championship, and NHRA drag racing achievements such as a 3rd-place finish in Top Alcohol Dragster in 2023, the Top Alcohol Dragster championship and Top Fuel Rookie of the Year in 2024, and the Top Fuel regular season championship in 2025. A philanthropist since founding the Tony Stewart Foundation in 2003?which raised over $7 million for causes like children's welfare and animal rescue before closing in 2024?he was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2020, the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 2022, and named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers in 2023. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2020-tony-stewart-nascar-hall-of-fame-ring-p-679.html Mon, 01 Dec 2025 08:38:11 -0600 345.00 USD 679 0.5 10000 NASCAR-HOF2020 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2022-los-angeles-fc-mls-cup-championship-ring-p-671.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/671/ MLS Cup 2022 was the 27th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS) at the conclusion of the 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs. The soccer match took place on November 5, 2022, at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California, United States. It was contested by hosts Los Angeles FC from the Western Conference and the Philadelphia Union of the Eastern Conference to determine the champion of the 2022 season. Both clubs finished the regular season atop their respective conference standings with the same number of points, but LAFC won the Supporters' Shield with the wins tiebreaker. Los Angeles FC won their first MLS Cup title in a penalty shootout following a 3-3 draw in extra time. The score matched the record for the highest-scoring final in MLS Cup history and included the two latest goals to be scored in an MLS Cup Playoffs match, which Jack Elliott and Gareth Bale scored in stoppage time. The shootout ended in a 3-0 shutout for LAFC and their substitute goalkeeper John McCarthy, who made two saves in the shootout and was named the most valuable player (MVP) of the match. The match was played at Banc of California Stadium, a soccer-specific stadium owned by Los Angeles FC, and had 22,384 spectators. It was broadcast in the United States on Fox Sports in English and both Univision and TUDN in Spanish. These broadcasts drew a combined 2.16 million viewers, the second-highest television audience in MLS Cup history. LAFC became the eighth team in MLS to win a domestic double and qualified for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League, where they finished as runners-up. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2022-los-angeles-fc-mls-cup-championship-ring-p-671.html Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:42:50 -0600 385.00 USD 671 0.5 10000 MLS2022 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2020-seattle-storm-wnba-championship-ring-p-665.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/665/ The 2020 Seattle Storm season was the franchise's 21st season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season was originally scheduled to tip off at home versus the Dallas Wings on May 15, 2020. However, the beginning of the 2020 WNBA schedule was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The shortened season tipped off on July 25, 2020, versus the New York Liberty. Due to ongoing renovations at Climate Pledge Arena the Storm will continue to split time between the Alaska Airlines Arena and the Angel of the Winds Arena. This WNBA season would have featured an all-time high 36 regular-season games. However, the plan for expanded games was put on hold on April 3, when the WNBA postponed its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under a plan approved on June 15, the league was scheduled to hold a shortened 22-game regular season at IMG Academy, without fans present, starting on July 24. Gary Kloppenburg was named the interim head coach for the year, when Dan Hughes announced he would sit out the season due to COVID-19 concerns. The Storm got off to a hot start, winning their first two games before losing to last' years champions Washington. They then went on a nine-game winning streak, and their record sat at 10-1 halfway through the season. The winning streak was ended by a two-game losing streak, just after the halfway mark of the season. The Storm then rallied for seven straight wins and were 18-3 entering the final game of the regular season. They faced off against the 17-4 Las Vegas Aces. With a win, the Storm could secure the first seed in the playoffs. A loss, would mean the Storm would be the second seed via tie-breaker rules. The Aces prevailed 86-84, and the Storm ended up as the second seed. As the second seed, the Storm received a double-bye into the Semifinals and would play the higher remaining seed. They faced off against the fourth seed Minnesota Lynx. The Storm swept the series three games to none. The first game was a close one, with the Storm winning by two points, but they won the second two games by double digits to advance to the finals. In the finals, they faced off against the Aces again. The Storm again swept the series, three games to none. No game was very close, with the Storm winning the first two games by thirteen, and the third game by thirty three points. The Storm won their fourth WNBA Championship. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2020-seattle-storm-wnba-championship-ring-p-665.html Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:36:21 -0600 325.00 USD 665 0.5 10000 WNBA2020 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2024-new-york-liberty-wnba-championship-ring-p-668.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/668/ The 2024 New York Liberty season was the 28th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their third season under head coach, Sandy Brondello. The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, against the Washington Mystics in Washington. The Liberty started the season strongly, winning their first four games, including a dominant 102-66 win over Indiana. They slowed a little after that, losing two straight games, before winning their final two games in May. They finished the month 6-2. Their winning streak carried forward into June as they won six additional games to extend the streak to eight games. The streak included another blow-out win over Indiana and wins over Connecticut and Las Vegas. The streak also encompassed all their WNBA Commissioner's Cup regular season games. Their 5-0 Commissioner's Cup earned them a spot in the finals. Their winning streak was broken after eight games by Phoenix. After that, they won back-to-back games against Los Angeles and a game in Atlanta before the Commissioner's Cup Final. The Liberty came up short of winning back-to-back Commissioner's Cups as they lost the final to Minnesota 89-94. They won their final game in June to finish the month 10-1. They defeated Minnesota before losing to Indiana to begin July. They won their next four games before the Olympic break to finish July 5-1. They headed into the Olympic break with a WNBA best 21-4 record. The Liberty's stellar play carried through the Olympic break as they won their first four games back, including a back-to-back against Dallas. They lost two of their last four games, losing against Connecticut and Los Angeles to finish August 6-2. Their win on August 17 secured them a playoff berth. The Liberty entered September in a fight for the number one seed with Minnesota. The team won their first four games of the month before dropping two of their last three. The loss on September 15 to Minnesota ended up not being pivotal as the Liberty secured the number one seed with a win in their next game on September 17. They finished September 5-2. The Liberty's overall regular season record was 32-8, which matched their record from the previous season. The Liberty entered the playoffs as the number one seed, and hosted the eighth-seeded Atlanta Dream in the First Round. The Liberty used home court advantage to sweep the Dream two games to zero, winning Game One 83-69 and Game Two 91-82. In the Semifinals the Liberty faced the fourth seed Las Vegas Aces. The Liberty won Games One and Two in New York 87-77 and 88-84. The Aces won Game Three in Las Vegas 95-81, but the Liberty took Game Four 76-62 to win the series three games to one. The Liberty faced Minnesota in a re-match of the Commissionier's Cup final in the WNBA Finals. New York lost Game One 93-95 in overtime. They bounced back to win Game Two 80-66. They won Game Three in Minnesota 80-77. They were unable to close out the Finals in Game Four, losing 80-82. The series returned to New York for Game 5, which the Liberty won, in overtime, 67-62. This was the first WNBA title for the Liberty, ending a streak of five Finals losses. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2024-new-york-liberty-wnba-championship-ring-p-668.html Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:31:55 -0500 425.00 USD 668 0.5 10000 WNBA2024 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2023-las-vegas-aces-wnba-championship-ring-p-667.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/667/ The 2023 Las Vegas Aces season was the franchise's 27th season in the Women's National Basketball Association and the sixth year the franchise is based in Las Vegas - after relocating from San Antonio and Utah. This was also the second season under head coach Becky Hammon. They were the defending WNBA champions, after defeating the Connecticut Sun in the 2022 WNBA Finals. The Aces largely kept their team intact after their championship season, only trading away Dearica Hamby, but signing former WNBA Champions Candace Parker and Alysha Clark in the offseason. This continuity proved positive in the first month of the season as the Aces went 4-0 in May. Their winning streak continued and went to seven games before they lost their first game of the season on June 8 to the Connecticut Sun. After the loss, they went on another seven game winning streak, and finished June 10-1. The winning streak continued into July, but ended on the third game of the month with a loss to Dallas. After the nine game winning streak, the Aces again won out in the month, finishing on a seven game winning streak, and finishing July with a 10-1 record. They managed to get their winning streak to eleven before losing to the New York Liberty on August 6. Their next loss would again come at the hands of New York, but this time it was in the Commissioner's Cup Final. The Aces defeated New York in the next regular season game, but would then lose to Los Angeles to end a four game regular season winning streak. The Aces won three of their next five games to finish August with an 8-4 record. During the month, they secured their playoff berth on August 2. They entered the final month of the season fighting with New York for the first seed. The Aces won all three games in September to secure the top seed on the last day of the season. The Aces finished with a 34-6 regular season record, which was a franchise and WNBA record for number of wins. This was also the first season where the WNBA played 40 games. Their .850 winning percentage was a franchise record but not a WNBA record. The Aces finished as the first seed for the playoffs. As the first seed, the Aces faced off against the eighth seed Chicago Sky and would host the first two games of the three game series. The Aces didn't lose a quarter in Game One and took the game 87-59. The Aces dominated Game Two in similar fashion, not losing a quarter, and winning the game 92-70 to move on to the Semifinals. In the Semifinals, the Aces faced off against the Dallas Wings. The Aces would host the first two games of the five game series, and game five, if necessary. The Aces dominated Game One, only losing the fourth quarter, but winning the game 97-83. Dallas managed to win two quarters in Game Two, but the Aces won the game 91-84. Game Three, was much closer in Dallas, but the Aces used a strong second half to win the game 64-61 and moved on to the 2023 WNBA Finals. In the Finals, the Aces faced off against the second seed, New York Liberty. The teams faced each other five times during the regular season, going 2-2 against each other, but the Aces lost the Commissioner's Cup. The Aces used a strong second half to win Game One 99-82. In Game Two, they dominated the first quarter, and again dominated the second half to win 104-76. The Aces only needed to win one of the last three games to retain their title. The Liberty clawed one game back in New York, winning Game Three 87-73. In Game Four, the Aces, as they often had in the playoffs, had a strong second half, and won the game 70-69. The Aces became the first team since the Los Angeles Sparks in 2002 to win back to back WNBA Championships, taking the Finals three games to one. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2023-las-vegas-aces-wnba-championship-ring-p-667.html Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:26:12 -0500 325.00 USD 667 0.5 10000 WNBA2023 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2018-seattle-storm-wnba-championship-ring-p-666.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/666/ The 2018 WNBA season was the 19th season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began May 20 and ended on August 19. The Storm started the season strongly posting a 5-1 record in May. Their only loss came in the opening game of the season against the Phoenix Mercury. The storm had their worst month of the season in June, going 6-4. The team couldn't string together a run of wins, alternating between winning 2 and losing one. The team found their stride in July with a strong 9-2 record. The month started with a 4-game winning streak, and the team won 7 of its first 8. The only losses in July came in over time to Los Angeles and to eventual #2 playoff seed Atlanta. August was another good month for the Storm. The team went 6-1 in the month, with their only loss being at eventual #3 playoff seed Washington. The team's final record of 26-8 was their best since 2010. This record earned them the #1 seed in the 2018 WNBA Playoffs and a bye into the Semifinals. The Storm faced off against the #5 seed Phoenix Mercury in the Semifinals. The series was a hotly contested series, with both teams making large runs in individual games. Eventually the home team won each game in the series, which meant the Storm advanced 3-2. In the WNBA Finals, the Storm swept the Washington Mystics in three games, securing the third championship in franchise history. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2018-seattle-storm-wnba-championship-ring-p-666.html Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:16:12 -0500 325.00 USD 666 0.5 10000 WNBA2018 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2018-atlanta-united-fc-mls-cup-champion-ring-p-625.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/625/ MLS Cup 2018 was the 23rd edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), which took place on December 8, 2018. It was the final match of the 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs and was contested by Atlanta United FC and the Portland Timbers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta, in their second MLS season, qualified for the playoffs as the second seed in the Eastern Conference and defeated New York City FC and Supporters' Shield winners New York Red Bulls in the playoffs. Portland qualified as the fifth seed in the Western Conference and defeated fourth-ranked FC Dallas, second-ranked Seattle Sounders FC, and first-ranked Sporting Kansas City to qualify for their second MLS Cup final. Atlanta United FC won the match 2?0 for their first MLS Cup, before a record attendance of 73,019 spectators. As winners, they would have qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, though they had already secured a berth through an alternate qualifying process. Atlanta hosted the 2019 Campeones Cup, which it won against Club America, the winner of the Mexican Campeon de Campeones. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2018-atlanta-united-fc-mls-cup-champion-ring-p-625.html Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:15:58 -0500 225.00 USD 625 0.5 10000 MLS2018 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2002-los-angeles-galaxy-mls-cup-championship-ring-p-657.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/657/ In 2002, the Galaxy won their first MLS Cup in the club's fourth appearance by defeating the New England Revolution 1-0. In 2003, the Galaxy finished fourth playing more away games due to stadium construction, with the possible existing obstacles, the team finished 9-12-9. The Galaxy bounced back by gaining second with an 11-9-10 record. They lost to the Wizards in the final, 0-2. In 2005, the Galaxy acquired Landon Donovan from San Jose. The franchise won the Open Cup again ending with a record of 13?13?6. Having qualified for the playoffs for the 2005 season, the Galaxy has been the only team to appear in the playoffs in all of the league's first ten seasons. They won the 2005 MLS Cup, defeating the New England Revolution in extra time, 1-0. The 2006 season began on March 16 with the sudden death of Doug Hamilton, the team's 43-year-old general manager, who suffered a heart attack on board a plane carrying the team back from Costa Rica where they had played Saprissa in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The team finished fifth in the Western Conference, eliminating them from playoff contention for the first time since the league's inception. Midway through the season, Steve Sampson was sacked as head coach, replaced by Frank Yallop. The team managed to make a deep run to the U.S. Open Cup final, but lost 3-1 against the Chicago Fire. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2002-los-angeles-galaxy-mls-cup-championship-ring-p-657.html Fri, 04 Jul 2025 02:33:31 -0500 425.00 USD 657 0.5 10000 MLS2002 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2024-los-angeles-galaxy-mls-cup-championship-ring-p-658.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/658/ The 2024 LA Galaxy season was the club's 29th season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. LA Galaxy play their home matches at Dignity Health Sports Park in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California. The Galaxy opened the season on February 25, 2024, hosting Inter Miami CF. The Galaxy qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2022 on September 14, and made their first MLS Cup appearance since 2014, winning a record sixth MLS Cup. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2024-los-angeles-galaxy-mls-cup-championship-ring-p-658.html Fri, 04 Jul 2025 02:32:19 -0500 425.00 USD 658 0.5 10000 MLS2024 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-daytona-500-winner-championship-ring-p-656.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/656/ The 2014 Daytona 500, the 56th running of the event, was held on February 23, 2014 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 200 laps and 500 miles (800 km) on the 2.5 miles (4.0 km) asphalt tri-oval, it was the first race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. Dale Earnhardt Jr., driving for Hendrick Motorsports, won the race, making this his second Daytona 500 victory breaking a 55-race winless streak. Denny Hamlin finished 2nd, while Brad Keselowski, Jeff Gordon, and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the Top 5. This race had seven cautions and 42 lead changes among 18 different drivers. The top rookies of this race were polesitter Austin Dillon (9th), Alex Bowman (23rd), and Brian Scott (25th). Daytona International Speedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway, and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees. Jimmie Johnson was the defending race winner. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, USCC, SCCA, and Motocross. The track features multiple layouts including the primary 2.5 miles (4.0 km) high speed tri-oval, a 3.56 miles (5.73 km) sports car course, a 2.95 miles (4.75 km) motorcycle course, and a .25 miles (0.40 km) karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 180-acre (73 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (12 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation. The track was built to host racing that was being held by NASCAR founder Bill France, Sr. at the former Daytona Beach Road Course and opened with the first Daytona 500 in 1959. The speedway has been renovated three times, with the infield renovated in 2004, and the track repaved in 1978 and 2010. The program for the 2014 Daytona 500, showing iconic wins, including Trevor Bayne's win in 2011, Dale Earnhardt's in 1998, and Jimmie Johnson's in 2013. This was the 56th running of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in all of NASCAR. This race also saw the Sprint Cup Series debut of five drivers of the eight in the 2014 rookie class. It also marked Terry Labonte's 32nd and final start in the Daytona 500. His 32 starts in the race are second all-time to Dave Marcis and his 33 starts. This edition of the race turned out to be Marcos Ambrose's final start in the Daytona 500. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-daytona-500-winner-championship-ring-p-656.html Fri, 04 Jul 2025 02:15:20 -0500 425.00 USD 656 0.5 10000 Daytona500-2014 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/bill-russell-1975-basketball-hall-of-fame-ring-p-631.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/631/ William Felton Russell (February 12, 1934 - July 31, 2022) was an American professional basketball player who played as a center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1956 to 1969. A five-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) and a 12-time NBA All-Star, he was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won 11 NBA championships during his 13-year career. Russell and Henri Richard of the National Hockey League are tied for the record of the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league. Russell is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He led the San Francisco Dons to two consecutive NCAA championships in 1955 and 1956, and he captained the gold-medal winning U.S. national basketball team at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Despite his limitations on offense, as Russell averaged 15.1 points per game, his rebounding, defense, and leadership made him one of the dominant players of his era. Standing at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) tall, with a 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) arm span, his shot-blocking and man-to-man defense were major reasons for the Celtics' dominance during his career. Russell was equally notable for his rebounding abilities, and he led the NBA in rebounds four times, had a dozen consecutive seasons of 1,000 or more rebounds, and remains second all time in both total rebounds and rebounds per game. He is one of just two NBA players (the other being prominent rival Wilt Chamberlain) to have grabbed more than 50 rebounds in a game. Russell played in the wake of black pioneers Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper, and Sweetwater Clifton, and he was the first black player to achieve superstar status in the NBA. He also served a three-season (1966-69) stint as player-coach for the Celtics, becoming the first black coach in the NBA and the first to win a championship. In 2011, Barack Obama awarded Russell the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his accomplishments on the court and in the civil rights movement. Russell was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975, was one of the founding inductees into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006 and was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007. He was selected into the NBA 25th Anniversary Team in 1971 and the NBA 35th Anniversary Team in 1980, named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996, one of only four players to receive all three honors, and selected into the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021. In 2009, the NBA renamed the NBA Finals MVP Award in his honor. In 2021, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame a second time for his coaching career. Shortly after his death in 2022, the NBA retired Russell's #6 jersey league-wide, making him the only player in NBA history to receive the honor. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/bill-russell-1975-basketball-hall-of-fame-ring-p-631.html Thu, 01 Dec 2022 04:47:06 -0600 185.00 USD 631 0.5 10000 HallofFame1975 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1976-cal-hubbard-baseball-hall-of-fame-ring-p-559.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/559/ Robert Calvin Hubbard Inducted to the Hall of Fame in: 1976 Primary position: Umpire On the gridiron, Cal Hubbard pioneered the modern linebacker position and was one of the most intimidating players in the National Football League. But it was his remarkable ability to arbitrate the action on the baseball diamond that propelled Hubbard to become the only man in both the Pro Football and Baseball Halls of Fame. "I'm just a big old country boy who hated to sit on the sidelines," Hubbard said. "I wanted to be in the middle of the action."? Standing at 6-foot-3 and weighing a menacing 250 pounds, Hubbard was the physical anchor for football's most dominant defenses from 1927-36. He won four NFL championships with the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers and was named the league's all-time tackle by a Pro Football Hall of Fame committee in 1969. But by 1936, Hubbard was already moving on to a new career as an American League umpire. Hubbard had already umpired in the minor leagues during the football offseason beginning in 1928. In the 1936 NFL Championship game against Boston, Hubbard saw teammate Les Corzine's leg get snapped and decided that was the end of his gridiron career. "Well boys, if I've ever done anything to you all in my professional career, you've got a minute to settle the grudge," Hubbard told his Giants teammates in the locker room. "This is positively my last football game." Hubbard's extraordinary vision, often speculated to be at 20/10 level, and made him an excellent judge of balls and strikes. Furthermore, while Hubbard's imposing size made him a tough man to intimidate, he was not quick to eject players. "The best umpire is one who can handle a difficult situation and keep players in the game," Hubbard explained. "However, you've got to know the rules." Indeed, Hubbard was revered by players, managers and executives for his extensive knowledge of the rulebook. In 16 years as a big league umpire, Hubbard was selected to call four World Series and three All-Star games. In 1951, Hubbard was on a hunting trip when a ricocheting shotgun pellet damaged his eye. Though his remarkable vision was permanently weakened, Hubbard continued to impact the game as the American League's supervisor of umpires. During his 17-year tenure as supervisor, Hubbard established clearly defined roles and field positions for each arbiter and helped Emmett Ashford become the first African American umpire to work in the major leagues. Hubbard ended his two-sport career when he retired from the American League office in 1969. Seven years later, Hubbard became the fifth umpire to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1976-cal-hubbard-baseball-hall-of-fame-ring-p-559.html Thu, 01 Dec 2022 04:44:05 -0600 185.00 USD 559 0.5 10000 HallofFame1976 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2020-kobe-bryant-basketball-hall-of-fame-ring-p-626.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/626/ Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23, 1978 - January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Bryant won five NBA championships, was an 18-time All-Star, a 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, a 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), and a two-time NBA Finals MVP. Bryant also led the NBA in scoring twice, and ranks fourth in league all-time regular season and postseason scoring. He was posthumously voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020. Born in Philadelphia and partly raised in Italy, Bryant was recognized as the top American high-school basketball player while at Lower Merion. The son of former NBA player Joe Bryant, he declared for the 1996 NBA draft and was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th overall pick; he was then traded to the Lakers. As a rookie, Bryant earned a reputation as a high-flyer by winning the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest, and was named an All-Star by his second season. Despite a feud with teammate Shaquille O'Neal, the pair led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships from 2000 to 2002. In 2003, Bryant was charged with sexual assault; criminal charges were dropped after the accuser refused to testify, and a lawsuit was settled out of court, with Bryant issuing a public apology and admitting to a sexual encounter he maintained was consensual. After the Lakers lost the 2004 NBA Finals, O'Neal was traded and Bryant became the cornerstone of the Lakers. He led the NBA in scoring in the 2005?06 and 2006?07 seasons. On January 22, 2006, he scored a career-high 81 points; the second most points scored in a single NBA game, behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game. Bryant led the team to consecutive championships in 2009 and 2010, both times being named NBA Finals MVP. He continued to be among the top players in the league through the 2012?13 season, when he suffered a torn achilles tendon at age 34. His next two seasons were cut short by injuries to his knee and shoulder, respectively. Citing physical decline, Bryant retired after the 2015?16 season. The all-time leading scorer in Lakers history, Bryant was the first guard in NBA history to play 20 seasons. His 18 All-Star designations are the second most all time, and he has the most consecutive appearances as a starter. Bryant's four NBA All-Star Game MVP Awards are tied with Bob Pettit for the most in NBA history. He gave himself the nickname "Black Mamba" in the mid-2000s, and the epithet became widely adopted by the general public. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals as a member of the U.S. national team. In 2018, he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for the film Dear Basketball (2017). Bryant died, along with his daughter Gianna and seven others, in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California in January 2020. A number of tributes and memorials were subsequently issued, including renaming the All-Star MVP Award in his honor. In 2021, Bryant was honored as one of the greatest players in league history, being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2020-kobe-bryant-basketball-hall-of-fame-ring-p-626.html Tue, 22 Mar 2022 04:50:36 -0500 185.00 USD 626 0.5 10000 HOF2020 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2017-houston-astros-world-series-fan-ring-p-601.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/601/ The 2017 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2017 season. The 113th edition of the World Series, it was played between October 24 and November 1. The series was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros. It was sponsored by the internet television service YouTube TV and officially known as the World Series presented by YouTube TV. The Astros defeated the Dodgers, four games to three, to win their first World Series in franchise history, and the first team from Texas to do so, and the first time since 2002 when two consecutive World Series went to seven games. Both teams set a World Series record with a combined total of 25 home runs throughout the entire series, including a team record 15 home runs by the Astros, and hit a combined total of eight home runs in Game 2 to set the single game World Series mark. Houston outfielder George Springer was named as the World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) after hitting five home runs in the series to tie a World Series record with Reggie Jackson in 1977 and Chase Utley in 2009. This was the first World Series in which home-field advantage was decided by the regular season record of pennant winners. From 1903 to 2002, home-field advantage had been determined by coin flips and by alternating between the AL and NL. From 2003 to 2016, it was determined by results from that season's All-Star Game, when it was awarded to the team from the winning league. The Dodgers earned home-field advantage over the Astros. The series was played in a 2-3-2 format, with the Dodgers hosting Games 1, 2, 6, and 7; and the Astros hosting Games 3, 4, and 5. With a 101-61 regular season record, the team won its first American League West title, and their first division title since 2001. In the American League Division Series, they defeated the Boston Red Sox in four games and then defeated the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series (ALCS) in seven games. This was their second World Series appearance and first since 2005, when they were swept in four games by the Chicago White Sox.They became the first team in history to make it to the World Series as members of both the National League and the American League. The city of Houston in August 2017 suffered record flooding from Hurricane Harvey. The team began to wear patches which had the logo of the team with the word "Strong" on the bottom of the patch, as well as promoting the hashtag Houston Strong. Manager A. J. Hinch has stated in an interview that the team wasn't just playing for a title, but to help boost moral support for the city. On August 31, just seconds before the midnight deadline, the Astros traded for Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander. Following the trade, including the regular season and postseason to this point, Verlander had posted a 9-0 win-loss record with a 1.23 earned run average. He was named the ALCS MVP. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2017-houston-astros-world-series-fan-ring-p-601.html Tue, 22 Mar 2022 04:29:42 -0500 185.00 USD 601 0.5 10000 MLB2017FAN https://www.customchampionshipring.net/the-expendables-skeleton-skull-ring-sylvester-stallones-lucky-ring-p-587.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/587/ * The ring will come with the inside engraving as the pictures shown by default, you don't need to pay extra for it. There are so many Stallone Lucky rings out there, but no one is good as ours! It is the best gift idea for the Stallone fans. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/the-expendables-skeleton-skull-ring-sylvester-stallones-lucky-ring-p-587.html Tue, 22 Mar 2022 04:28:54 -0500 185.00 USD 587 0.5 10000 Stallone https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2009-michael-jordan-basketball-hall-of-fame-ring-p-619.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/619/ Michael Jordan, basketball's greatest player ever, was among a class of five enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Sept. 11, 2009. The Class of 2009, which also included Jerry Sloan, John Stockton, C. Vivian Stringer and David Robinson, was inducted during festivities in Springfield, MA. Michael Jordan personified greatness on the court, and redefined superstar athlete off it. His freshman season at UNC culminated with Jordan hitting the game-winning shot in the 1982 NCAA national title game. That shot put Michael on the map and a new era was born. Following his junior year, Jordan entered the NBA Draft and was selected third overall by the Chicago Bulls. The young superstar began stockpiling NBA hardware. The court was his and the world soon followed. His unmistakable style - the wagging tongue, the baggy shorts, the signature line of sneakers - helped make the 14-time All Star the most recognizable person on the planet. Still his resume lacked an NBA title. Then in 1991, the Jordan-led Bulls launched an all-out assault on the rest of the league winning three straight world championships. Michael won Olympic gold again in 1992 and then in 1993 abruptly retired from the Bulls to play minor league baseball. He returned to the NBA full-time in 1995 and the Bulls promptly won three consecutive titles. Jordan was named Finals MVP each time. In 2001, Jordan made a second improbable comeback and still averaged 20 points per game and appeared in the 2002 and 2003 All Star Games. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2009-michael-jordan-basketball-hall-of-fame-ring-p-619.html Sat, 22 May 2021 05:11:51 -0500 185.00 USD 619 0.5 10000 HOF2009 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2017-golden-state-warriors-fan-ring-p-578.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/578/ * This is a Fan ring designed by us. The 2017 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2016-17 season and conclusion of the 2017 playoffs. The Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors beat the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers 4-1, the first time in NBA history two teams had met for a third consecutive year. The Cavaliers sought to repeat as champions after winning the championship in 2016, while the Warriors won the first meeting in 2015. Golden State earned home-court advantage with a 2016-17 regular season record of 67-15, while Cleveland finished the regular season with a 51-31 record. The Warriors entered the 2017 Finals after becoming the first team in NBA playoff history to start 12-0, while the Cavaliers entered the 2017 Finals with a 12-1 record during the first three rounds of the postseason. The Warriors 16-1 record is the best winning percentage (.941) in NBA playoff history. This is the Golden State Warriors' third consecutive trip to the NBA Finals and ninth appearance overall. With the acquisition of free agent Kevin Durant in the offseason, the Warriors were hailed as a "Superteam" by the media and fans, forming a new All-Star "Big Four" of Durant, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. The team equaled their 2014-15 regular-season record of 67-15, their second most wins in franchise history. They won the Pacific Division title and Western Conference Championship for the third consecutive season. The club became the fastest team in NBA history to clinch a playoff berth, achieving the feat on February 25, 2017. They also became the first team in NBA playoff history to start 12-0, sweeping the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round, the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference semifinals, and the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals. Entering the Finals, this twelve game win-streak tied third for the most consecutive wins in the postseason. The Warriors also entered the Finals with the largest playoff points differential in NBA history, with a +16.3 winning margin per game. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2017-golden-state-warriors-fan-ring-p-578.html Fri, 03 Nov 2017 16:01:25 -0500 185.00 USD 578 0.5 10000 NBA2017FAN https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2016-super-bowl-li-new-england-patriots-fan-ring-p-566.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/566/ * The default name & number on this ring is BRADY and his number 12. * Inside Engraving: The ring come with the inside engraving as the pictures shown by default, you don't need to pay extra for that. Super Bowl LI was an American football game played between the American Football Conference (AFC) champions New England Patriots and the National Football Conference (NFC) champions Atlanta Falcons, to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2016 season. The Patriots defeated the Falcons, 34-28, in the first Super Bowl ever to go into an overtime period. Super Bowl LI was played at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Sunday, February 5, 2017. It was the second Super Bowl to be held at NRG Stadium, the other being Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004, which also featured the New England Patriots against that season's NFC South champion Carolina Panthers. It was also the third time the Super Bowl has been played in Houston, with Super Bowl VIII in 1974 having been held at Rice Stadium. More than 30 team and individual Super Bowl records were either broken or matched in Super Bowl LI. The Patriots overcame a 25-point deficit to win (they trailed 28-3 with 2:07 left in the third quarter), breaking the record for the largest deficit overcome to win the Super Bowl (the previous record was ten points, which was set during Super Bowl XXII and later matched twice, including by the Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX). New England Patriot's quarterback Tom Brady, who completed 43 passes on 62 attempts for 466 yards, all single-game Super Bowl records, was named Super Bowl MVP for a record fourth time. James White's 14 receptions and 20 points scored were also Super Bowl records. The Patriots' victory was their fifth all-time, moving them into a three-way tie with the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers for second place on the all-time Super Bowl wins list, trailing only the Pittsburgh Steelers who have six Super Bowl victories. Super Bowl LI was the Patriots' record-setting ninth Super Bowl appearance, their second in three years, and their seventh under the leadership of head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady. The Falcons entered the game trying to win their first Super Bowl title, having lost their only previous appearance in Super Bowl XXXIII. The halftime show was headlined by Lady Gaga. Other events related event included the annual NFL Honors in Wortham Theater Center and Super Bowl Opening Night in Minute Maid Park. The NFL moved Super Bowl media availability (commonly referred to as media day) to a prime time slot for the first time with the completely reimagined Super Bowl Opening Night. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2016-super-bowl-li-new-england-patriots-fan-ring-p-566.html Mon, 12 Jun 2017 16:54:43 -0500 185.00 USD 566 0.5 10000 NFL2016FAN https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2016-usa-basketball-team-olympics-championship-ring-p-573.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/573/ The men's national basketball team of the United States won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They automatically qualified for the Olympics by winning the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2014. 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Following his career at Louisiana State University, O'Neal was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the first overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft. He quickly became one of the best centers in the league, winning Rookie of the Year in 1992-93 and later leading his team to the 1995 NBA Finals. After four years with the Magic, O'Neal signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers. They won three consecutive championships in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Amid tension between O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat in 2004, and his fourth NBA championship followed in 2006. Midway through the 2007-2008 season he was traded to the Phoenix Suns. After a season-and-a-half with the Suns, O'Neal was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2009-10 season. O'Neal played for the Boston Celtics in the 2010-11 season before retiring. O'Neal's individual accolades include the 1999-2000 MVP award, the 1992-93 NBA Rookie of the Year award, 15 All-Star game selections, three All-Star Game MVP awards, three Finals MVP awards, two scoring titles, 14 All-NBA team selections, and three NBA All-Defensive Team selections. He is one of only three players to win NBA MVP, All-Star game MVP and Finals MVP awards in the same year (2000); the other players are Willis Reed in 1970 and Michael Jordan in 1996 and 1998. He ranks 7th all-time in points scored, 5th in field goals, 13th in rebounds, and 7th in blocks. Largely due to his ability to dunk the basketball, O'Neal also ranks 3rd all-time in field goal percentage (58.2%). O'Neal was elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. In addition to his basketball career, O'Neal has released four rap albums, with his first, Shaq Diesel, going platinum. He has appeared in numerous films and has starred in his own reality shows, Shaq's Big Challenge and Shaq Vs.. He currently hosts The Big Podcast with Shaq. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2016-shaquille-oneal-hall-of-fame-ring-p-571.html Mon, 17 Apr 2017 08:24:49 -0500 185.00 USD 571 0.5 10000 HallofFame2016 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2016-chicago-cubs-world-series-fan-ring-p-564.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/564/ * Inside Engraving: The ring come with the inside engraving as the pictures shown by default, you don't need to pay extra for that. The 2016 World Series was the 112th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Chicago Cubs and the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians, the first meeting of those franchises in postseason history. The Indians had home-field advantage because the AL had won the 2016 All-Star Game. The Cubs defeated the Indians in seven games, their first World Series victory in 108 years. They clinched the Series in Game 7 with an 8-7 win in extra innings, marking the fifth time that a Game 7 had gone past nine innings, and the first one to have a rain delay, which happened just as the tenth inning was about to start. It was only the sixth time in World Series history that a team came back from a deficit of three games to one to win a championship. The Cubs, playing in their eleventh World Series and their first since 1945, won their third championship and first since 1908. It was the Indians' sixth appearance in the World Series and their first since 1997, with their last Series win having come in 1948. The two teams entered their matchup as the two franchises with the longest World Series title droughts, a combined 176 years without a championship. Cleveland manager Terry Francona, who had previously won World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox in 2004 and 2007, fell short in his bid to become the third manager, and the first non-Yankee manager, to win his first three trips to the Fall Classic, after Casey Stengel and Joe Torre. The Cubs were the sixth team to come back from a three games to one deficit to win a best-of-seven World Series, following the 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates, the 1958 New York Yankees, the 1968 Detroit Tigers, the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates, and the 1985 Kansas City Royals. The Cubs made their eleventh appearance in the World Series; their only previous two championships were in 1907 and 1908, both against the Detroit Tigers. They lost their eight other appearances, in 1906 against the Chicago White Sox, in 1910 against the Philadelphia Athletics, in 1918 against the Boston Red Sox, in 1929 against the Athletics, in 1932 against the New York Yankees, in 1935 against the Tigers, in 1938 against the Yankees, and in 1945 against the Tigers. The Cubs qualified for the postseason by winning the National League Central, ending the regular season with the best record in the major leagues (103-58) for the first time since 1945; they also posted their highest winning percentage since 1935, and won their most games since 1910. The division title was their sixth since division play began in 1969, and their first since 2008. They defeated the San Francisco Giants in four games of the NL Division Series before clinching their first NL pennant since 1945 with a sixth-game victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series. For Cubs manager Joe Maddon, it was his second appearance in the World Series as manager - in 2008, he managed the Tampa Bay Rays when they beat the Boston Red Sox in seven games to win the AL pennant, then were defeated in five games by the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series. It was also Maddon's third World Series appearance overall - in 2002, he was bench coach with the Anaheim Angels when they won the World Series in seven games. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2016-chicago-cubs-world-series-fan-ring-p-564.html Wed, 12 Apr 2017 21:52:38 -0500 185.00 USD 564 0.5 10000 MLB2016FAN https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2016-cleveland-cavaliers-nba-championship-fan-ring-p-523.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/523/ The 2016 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2016 playoffs of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the conclusion of the 2015-16 season. The Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors 4-3 in a rematch of the 2015 NBA Finals, which Golden State won. It was the 14th rematch of the previous NBA Finals in history, and the first Finals since 2008 in which the number one seed in each conference met. It was the second straight rematch in back-to-back years, as the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs played each other in 2013 and 2014. Golden State, which owned home-court advantage, jumped to a 2-0 lead in the series while recording the largest combined margin of victory (48) through two games in NBA Finals history. Cleveland returned home and responded with a 120-90 win in Game 3, but the Warriors won Game 4 to take a commanding lead. However, the Cavaliers won the next three games to become the first team in Finals history to successfully overcome a 3-1 deficit. It also marked the first time since 1978 that Game 7 was won by the road team. The win by the Cavaliers was the first major professional sports championship won by a team based in Cleveland since 1964, and the first-ever championship won by the Cavaliers franchise. For the first time since 2004, a new scheduling format was instituted for the Finals. In previous years, the Finals was played in a Thursday-Sunday-Tuesday scheme. However, the league changed its scheduling to ensure an extra day off for both teams, which have to travel from one city to another during the duration of the series. This, along with the designated travel day, took place after Games 2, 4, 5, and 6. This was Cleveland's second consecutive trip to the NBA Finals, and third overall, seeking to win their first ever NBA championship. This would also be the sixth consecutive NBA Finals appearance for LeBron James, the most for any player not part of the 1960s Boston Celtics, and the fifth for James Jones (who technically qualified for the 2011 NBA Finals along with James, but did not play). Despite holding the best record in the Eastern Conference at 30-11 midway through the season on January 22, 2016, the Cavaliers fired head coach David Blatt. Associate head coach Tyronn Lue was then promoted to replace Blatt. General Manager David Griffin cited "a lack of fit with our personnel and our vision" as the reason for Blatt's firing. Cleveland finished the regular season with a 57-25 record, capturing the Central Division title and the top playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. They then advanced to the Finals after sweeping both the Detroit Pistons in the first round and the Atlanta Hawks in the second round, and defeating the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference Finals in six games. The Cavaliers were the first team in history to go to two consecutive NBA Finals with rookie head coaches. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2016-cleveland-cavaliers-nba-championship-fan-ring-p-523.html Thu, 22 Sep 2016 04:59:06 -0500 185.00 USD 523 0.5 10000 NBA2016FAN https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2011-los-angeles-galaxy-mls-cup-championship-ring-p-536.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/536/ MLS Cup 2011, the 16th edition of Major League Soccer's championship match, was played between the Houston Dynamo and the Los Angeles Galaxy to decide the champion of the 2011 season. The match was played at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California on November 20, 2011. Los Angeles won their third championship, defeating Houston 1-0 off a 72nd-minute goal from Galaxy captain Landon Donovan. David Beckham and Robbie Keane assisted the game's lone goal. With the win, the Galaxy became the first team since the Columbus Crew in 2008 to win both the Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup in the same year. For Los Angeles, it was a league-record seventh appearance in the MLS Cup final, while it was Houston's third appearance in the league final. Both the Galaxy and the Dynamo qualified for the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League. The Galaxy earned their third successive berth, while the Dynamo earned their third ever berth in the Champions League and their first since the 2009-10 edition. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2011-los-angeles-galaxy-mls-cup-championship-ring-p-536.html Tue, 16 Aug 2016 05:44:31 -0500 185.00 USD 536 0.5 10000 MLS2011 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1952-rocky-marciano-undefeated-heavyweight-boxing-championship-ring-p-434.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/434/ Rocky Marciano (born Rocco Francis Marchegiano; September 1, 1923 - August 31, 1969) was an American professional boxer and the World Heavyweight Champion from September 23, 1952, to April 27, 1956. Marciano is the only person to hold the heavyweight title without a bout tie or defeat during his entire career. Marciano defended his title six times, against Jersey Joe Walcott, Roland La Starza, Ezzard Charles (twice), Don Cockell, and Archie Moore. Marciano has been ranked by many boxing historians as one of the best heavyweight boxers of all time. Marciano, 29, faced the World Heavyweight Champion, 38-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott, in Philadelphia on September 23, 1952. Walcott dropped Marciano in the first round and steadily built a points lead; but in the thirteenth, Walcott used his trademark feint to set up his right hand, but Marciano's "Suzie Q" landed first. Marciano landed a glancing right hook as Walcott slumped to his knees with his arm draped over the ropes. He lay motionless long after he had been counted out and Marciano became the new World Heavyweight Champion. At the time of the stoppage, Walcott was leading on all scorecards, 8-4, 7-5 and 7-4. His first defense came a year later, a rematch against Walcott, 39, who this time was knocked out in the first round. Next, it was Roland La Starza's turn to challenge Marciano. After building a small lead on the judges' scorecards all the way to the middle rounds, Marciano won the rematch by a technical knockout in the eleventh round. Then came two consecutive bouts against former World Heavyweight Champion and light heavyweight legend Ezzard Charles, 33, who became the only man to ever last fifteen rounds against Marciano. Marciano won the first fight on points and the second by an eighth-round knockout. Then, Marciano met British and European Champion Don Cockell. Marciano knocked him out in the ninth round. Marciano's last title bout was against 38-year-old Archie Moore, on September 21, 1955. The bout was originally scheduled for September 20, but because of hurricane warnings, it had to be delayed a day. Marciano was knocked down for a four count in the second round, but recovered and retained his title with a knockout in round nine. Marciano announced his retirement on April 27, 1956, aged 32. He finished his career at 49-0. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1952-rocky-marciano-undefeated-heavyweight-boxing-championship-ring-p-434.html Mon, 25 Jul 2016 03:44:38 -0500 185.00 USD 434 0.5 10000 Boxing1952 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1974-muhammad-ali-world-boxing-champions-ring-p-300.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/300/ The Rumble in the Jungle was a historic boxing event in 1974 in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). Held at the 20th of May Stadium on the morning of October 30, 1974, it pitted the undefeated world heavyweight champion George Foreman against challenger Muhammad Ali, a former heavyweight champion. Ali won by knockout, putting Foreman down just before the end of the eighth round. It has been called "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century". The event was one of Don King's first ventures as a professional boxing promoter. He managed to get Ali and Foreman to sign separate contracts saying they would fight for him if he could get a $5 million purse. However, King did not have the money, so he began looking for an outside country to sponsor the event. Zaire's president Mobutu Sésé Seko asked for the fight to be held in his country, eager for the publicity such a high-profile event would bring. King had pulled together a consortium that included a Panamanian company called Risnelia Investment, the Hemdale Film Corporation, a British company founded by film producer John Daly and the actor David Hemmings, Video Techniques Incorporated of New York and Don King Productions. Although King is most closely associated with the fight, it is Hemdale and Video Techniques Inc. with whom King was a director, who were the official co-promoters of the fight. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1974-muhammad-ali-world-boxing-champions-ring-p-300.html Mon, 25 Jul 2016 03:44:36 -0500 185.00 USD 300 0.5 10000 ALI1974 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-phoenix-mercury-wnba-championship-ring-p-530.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/530/ The 2014 WNBA Finals was the playoff series for the 2014 season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Phoenix Mercury, champions of the Western Conference, faced the Chicago Sky, champions of the Eastern Conference. The WNBA Finals were under a 2-2-1 rotation. The Mercury held home-court advantage as they had a better regular season record (29-5) than the Sky (15-19). The Mercury swept the Sky in three games to win their third title in franchise history. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-phoenix-mercury-wnba-championship-ring-p-530.html Mon, 25 Jul 2016 03:43:52 -0500 185.00 USD 530 0.5 10000 WNBA2014 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1982-thomas-hearns-boxing-championship-ring-p-521.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/521/ Exceptional ring to commemorate Thomas Hearns' first two World Championship fights in 1980 and 1982. One side of ring reads 'Kronk Boxing Team' and 'Kim Craig', Hearn's wife, to whom this ring was given (presumably not to wear as it's very large with a design resembling Super Bowl rings). The other side reads ''Thomas Hearns'' next to an gold image of him above ''Two Times / 154 lbs. Dec. 3 1982 / 147 lbs. Aug. 2 1980'', referencing Hearns' first two titles: WBA Welterweight defeating Pipino Cuevas on 2 August 1980, and WBC Super Welterweight defeating Wilfred Benitez on 3 December 1982. Thomas "Tommy" Hearns (born October 18, 1958) is an American former professional boxer. Nicknamed the "Motor City Cobra" and more famously "The Hitman", Hearns' tall and slender build allowed him to move up over fifty pounds in his career and become the first boxer in history to win world titles in four weight divisions: welterweight, light middleweight, middleweight, and light heavyweight. By later winning a super middleweight title, he also became the first to win world titles in five weight divisions. Hearns was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine in 1980 and 1984; the latter following his one-punch knockout of Roberto Durán. Hearns was known as a devastating puncher throughout his career, even at cruiserweight, despite having climbed up five weight classes. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1982-thomas-hearns-boxing-championship-ring-p-521.html Thu, 23 Jun 2016 10:04:27 -0500 185.00 USD 521 0.5 10000 Boxing1982 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2015-super-bowl-50-denver-broncos-fan-ring-p-499.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/499/ Super Bowl 50 was an American football game to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2015 season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Carolina Panthers 24-10 to earn their third Super Bowl title. The game was played on February 7, 2016, at Levi's Stadium in the San Francisco Bay Area at Santa Clara, California. As this was the 50th Super Bowl, the league emphasized the "golden anniversary" with various gold-themed initiatives during the 2015 season, as well as suspending the tradition of naming each Super Bowl game with Roman numerals (under which the game would have been known as "Super Bowl L"), so the logo could prominently feature the Arabic numerals 50. The Panthers finished the regular season with a 15-1 record, racking up the league's top offense, and quarterback Cam Newton was named the NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP). They defeated the Arizona Cardinals 49-15 in the NFC Championship Game and advanced to their second Super Bowl appearance since the franchise was founded in 1995. The Broncos finished the regular season with a 12-4 record, thanks to having the league's top defense, and despite the struggles of starting quarterback Peyton Manning; they defeated the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots 20-18 in the AFC Championship Game. They joined the Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, and Pittsburgh Steelers as one of four teams that have made eight appearances in the Super Bowl. The Broncos took an early lead in Super Bowl 50 and never trailed. Newton was limited by Denver's defense, which registered seven sacks and forced him into three turnovers, including a fumble which the Broncos recovered for a touchdown. Carolina's defense kept the game close by holding Denver's offense without a touchdown until late in the fourth quarter; defensive end Kony Ealy became the first player in Super Bowl history to have an interception and three sacks. Denver linebacker Von Miller was named Super Bowl MVP; Miller recorded five solo tackles, 2½ sacks, and two forced fumbles in the game. This game was also the final game of Peyton Manning's career; he announced his retirement on March 7, 2016. CBS's broadcast of the game was the third most-watched program in American television history with an average of 111.9 million viewers. The network charged an average of $5 million for a 30-second commercial during the game. The Super Bowl 50 halftime show was headlined by Coldplay, with special guest performers Beyoncé and Bruno Mars ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2015-super-bowl-50-denver-broncos-fan-ring-p-499.html Mon, 13 Jun 2016 09:03:34 -0500 185.00 USD 499 0.5 10000 NFL2015FAN https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2015-kansas-city-royals-world-series-champion-fan-ring-p-494.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/494/ The 2015 World Series was the 111th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champions New York Mets and the American League (AL) champions Kansas City Royals. The series began on October 27 and ended on November 2, with the Royals winning the series 4 games to 1. It was the first time since 2010 that the World Series extended into November. The Royals became the first team since the Oakland Athletics in 1989 to win the World Series after losing in the previous year. The Royals had home field advantage for the first two games of the series because of the AL's 6-3 victory in the 2015 All-Star Game. It was the 13th World Series in which home field advantage was awarded to the league that won the All-Star Game. The series was played in a 2-3-2 format: the Royals hosted Games 1 and 2, and the Mets hosted Games 3, 4, and 5 (there was no Game 6 or 7, which the Royals would have hosted). ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2015-kansas-city-royals-world-series-champion-fan-ring-p-494.html Tue, 05 Apr 2016 20:45:33 -0500 185.00 USD 494 0.5 10000 MLB2015FAN https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2015-doug-coby-nascar-whelen-modified-tour-championship-ring-p-506.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/506/ The 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the thirty-first season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT). It began with the Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on April 12 and concluded at the same venue with the Sunoco World Series 150 on October 18. Defending champion Doug Coby won his third series title, and as a result, became the first driver since Tony Hirschman, Jr. to win successive Whelen Modified Tour championships. Coby was the season's most prolific winner - with seven victories - including the final three races which allowed him to overhaul Ryan Preece in the standings, with Coby ultimately prevailing by eleven points after entering the final race tied on points with Preece. Preece was a four-time race winner, and finished all but one race inside the top-ten placings. Just like Preece, Woody Pitkat recorded fourteen top-ten finishes out of fifteen starts - winning at Stafford along with the non-championship Shootout at New Hampshire - as he finished third in points, two down on Preece and thirteen behind Coby. The only other drivers to win races during the season were Todd Szegedy at New Hampshire and Justin Bonsignore, who swept both races at his local track, Riverhead Raceway. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2015-doug-coby-nascar-whelen-modified-tour-championship-ring-p-506.html Sat, 02 Apr 2016 09:45:48 -0500 185.00 USD 506 0.5 10000 ModifiedTour2015 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2015-alabama-crimson-tide-national-champion-fan-ring-p-493.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/493/ The 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It marked the Crimson Tide's 121st overall season, 82nd as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and its 24th within the SEC Western Division. The team played its home games at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They were led by ninth-year head coach Nick Saban. They finished the season with a record of 14 wins and 1 loss (14-1 overall, 7-1 in the SEC), as SEC champions and as consensus national champions after they defeated Clemson in the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship Game. Alabama also secured its 10th Associated Press (AP) national title. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2015-alabama-crimson-tide-national-champion-fan-ring-p-493.html Tue, 02 Feb 2016 04:53:00 -0600 185.00 USD 493 0.5 10000 NCAAF2015FAN https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-ray-guy-hall-of-fame-championship-ring-p-466.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/466/ Class of 2014 Punter >>> 6-3, 195 (Southern Mississippi) 1973-1986 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders William Ray Guy ... First punter ever selected in first round, Raiders 1973 (23rd player overall) ... Averaged under 40 yards only once in NFL career ... Only three of 1,049 punts blocked ... Career average was 42.4 yards ... All-Pro six straight seasons, 1973-1978 ... All-AFC seven times ... Played in seven Pro Bowls, seven AFC championship games, three Super Bowls ... First punter to hit Louisiana Superdome scoreboard, 1977 Pro Bowl ... Born December 22, 1949, in Swainsboro, Georgia. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ray Guy became the first punter ever selected in the first round of a National Football League draft when the Oakland Raiders tapped him as the 23rd player chosen in 1973. The 6-3, 195-pounder from Southern Mississippi spent his entire 14-season, 207-game career with the Raiders. His career punting average was an excellent 42.4 yards and he averaged more than 40 yards 13 of his 14 seasons. The only time he fell below the 40-yard average mark came during the strike shortened (9 games) 1982 season, when he averaged 39.1 yards. Only three of his 1,049 punts were blocked and he ranked second all-time at the time of his retirement by punting 619 straight times without a block in a period from the 1979 season until the end of his career in 1986. Guy led the NFL in punting in 1974, 1975, and 1977 and finished second three times and third once. A veteran of 22 post-season games, he added 111 punts for a 42.4 average to his career totals. He played in seven Pro Bowls and was named All-Pro six times and All-AFC seven times. His top seasonal average - 45.3 yards on 69 punts - was recorded in his rookie season. His longest punt in the NFL was a 74-yarder against Denver in 1977. In the 1980 AFC Championship Game, he boomed a 71-yarder against San Diego. Besides being a long-distance punter, Guy specialized in putting opponents in poor field position with his pinpoint punts. In the 11 seasons after such records were kept, he was credited with 209 "inside the 20" punts. More than a third of them - 77 - came in his final three seasons. Guy, who was born December 22, 1949, in Swainsboro, Georgia, was a collegiate All-America who averaged 44.7 yards on 200 punts. He doubled as a field goal kicker and once had a 61-yard field goal against Utah State. Guy also played safety and had 18 interceptions in three years. An outstanding baseball pitcher, he was drafted by major league baseball while in high school. His athletic versatility served the Raiders well. Guy not only handled the kickoff duties but served as the Raiders' emergency quarterback as well. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-ray-guy-hall-of-fame-championship-ring-p-466.html Thu, 01 Oct 2015 08:00:54 -0500 185.00 USD 466 0.5 10000 HallofFame2014 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2012-us-olympics-basketball-team-championship-ring-p-462.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/462/ The Americans went an undefeated 8-0 and averaged 116 points per game, winning by an average margin of 32.1 points—the fifth highest in US Olympic history. Team USA trailed in the fourth quarter only once, against Lithuania in the opening round. James became the leader of the team with Bryant—who would turn 34 in August 2012—stepping back. James facilitated the offense from the post and perimeter, called the defensive sets, and provided scoring when needed. After winning the gold, Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski said James "is the best player, he is the best leader and he is as smart as anybody playing the game right now." Durant scored a United States Olympics record of 156 points in the tournament. He also made 34 three-point field goals, breaking the previous United States mark of 17; Anthony (23) also exceed the old record. Bryant was not in peak condition early, but he played himself into shape and was a key contributor in the final three games. While Chandler was the team's only true center—Davis was thin and had no professional experience—Krzyzewski also played Love, James or Anthony as Team USA's de facto center. Love led the team with 61 rebounds (27 offensive). Compensating for its lack of big men, the US played small ball and spread its playmakers around the three-point line and with a player penetrating and passing the ball back outside. They won with "basically five players on the perimeter," Spain coach Sergio Scariolo said. Bryant and Krzyzewski declared at the completion of the tournament that 2012 was their final Olympic appearance. They both joined Team USA after the disappointing bronze finish in the 2004 Games. Krzyzewski left with a 62-1 record and a 50-game winning streak in international play for the Americans. He joined Henry Iba as the only US coaches to lead the team to consecutive Olympic gold medals. In 2013, Team USA announced Krzyzewski would return as head coach from 2013 through 2016. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2012-us-olympics-basketball-team-championship-ring-p-462.html Fri, 17 Jul 2015 11:02:42 -0500 185.00 USD 462 0.5 10000 Olympic2012 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2011-nascar-sprint-cup-championship-ring-p-457.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/457/ The 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season was the 63rd season of professional stock car racing in the United States. The season included 36 races and two exhibition races, beginning with the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The final ten races were known as 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup. During the 2010 season, NASCAR announced several calendar changes, including race additions at Kansas Speedway and Kentucky Speedway, and the removal of one race each from Atlanta Motor Speedway and Auto Club Speedway. Once the 2010 season had concluded, NASCAR also announced changes to the point system, and that the fuel changed from Sunoco unleaded to an ethanol blend called 'Sunoco Green E15'. Margaret Haas won the Owners' Championship, while Tony Stewart, co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing with Gene and Margaret, won the Drivers' Championship with a victory at the final race of the season in a tiebreak over Carl Edwards. Chevrolet won the Manufacturers' Championship with 248 points. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2011-nascar-sprint-cup-championship-ring-p-457.html Tue, 07 Jul 2015 10:07:05 -0500 185.00 USD 457 0.5 10000 SprintCup2011 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2008-daytona-500-winner-championship-ring-p-456.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/456/ The 2008 Daytona 500 was the 50th annual running of "The Great American Race". It was held on February 17, 2008 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The race was the 50th to be run since the first in 1959, won by Lee Petty. To commemorate the event, the Harley J. Earl Trophy, which goes to the winner of the race, was plated in gold instead of silver. In addition, the winning car was placed on display for one year at the Daytona 500 Experience attraction just outside Turn Four. Ryan Newman won the race, his only win in the 2008 season. A number of firsts The race was the first Daytona 500 win for Penske Racing and the first run using NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow, which was introduced in 2007 and became standard in 2008. Additionally, this was the first official race under the new Sprint Cup banner as the telecommunications giant replaces NEXTEL as the series sponsor after their 2005 merger. Ryan Newman's victory with the number 12 car in the Daytona 500 was the first time since Bobby Allison's #12 won the race in 1988, 20 years prior. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2008-daytona-500-winner-championship-ring-p-456.html Tue, 07 Jul 2015 09:57:54 -0500 185.00 USD 456 0.5 10000 Daytona500-2008 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1963-bronko-nagurski-hall-of-fame-championship-ring-p-428.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/428/ Class of 1963 Fullback >>> 6-2, 226 (Minnesota) 1930-1937, 1943 Chicago Bears Bronislaw Nagurski. . .Joined Bears after legendary college career at Minnesota. . .Became pro football's symbol of power, ruggedness. . . A bulldozing runner on offense, a bone-crushing linebacker on defense. . . Gained 4031 yards in 9 seasons . . .All-NFL, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937. . .His two TD passes clinched Bears' 1933 title win. . .Helped 1943 Bears to NFL crown after five-year retirement. . .Born November 3, 1908, in Rainy River, Ontario. . .Died January 7, 1990, at age of 81. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chicago Bears fullback Bronko Nagurski was the symbol of power football during the 1930s. His performances took on legendary proportions. Many eyewitness observers insisted that for sheer brutal line-smashing, no one came close to Nagurski. Never fancy, he just ran straight ahead, over and through the opposition. Although he is best remembered for his bull-like running, he had no peer as a blocker and his tackling was as effective as any the game has seen. He was the complete player. At the University of Minnesota he played four positions and was named All-America at both fullback and tackle. With the Bears, his defensive play was as awesome as his offensive ball carrying. The jump pass, in which he would fake a plunge, then step back a yard or two, jump and lob a pass to a waiting receiver was devastating. His jump pass to Red Grange was responsible for the key touchdown in the Bears' 1932 victory over Portsmouth for the league title. The next year, in the National Football League's first official championship game, Bronko passed for two touchdowns, including the game-winning score. When Nagurski couldn't get a raise to $6,500 in 1938, Nagurski retired to become a professional wrestler. But in 1943, when the demands of World War II left the Bears short of manpower, he rejoined the team as a tackle. Late in the season, with Chicago trailing in a must-win game, he went back to the fullback position. The 35-year old Nagurski's line plunges keyed a drive to the tying touchdown and then set up the winning score. A week later, in the 1943 NFL title game against the Washington Redskins, Bronko, - who was named a first- or second-team All-NFL in seven of his first eight seasons - ended his career by scoring the touchdown that put the Bears ahead to stay. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1963-bronko-nagurski-hall-of-fame-championship-ring-p-428.html Tue, 23 Jun 2015 05:00:52 -0500 185.00 USD 428 0.5 10000 HallofFame1963 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-canada-olympic-hocket-team-championship-ring-p-451.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/451/ The Canadian national men's ice hockey team (popularly known as Team Canada) is the ice hockey team representing Canada internationally. The team is overseen by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. From 1920 until 1963, Canada's international representation was by senior amateur club teams. Canada's national men's team was founded in 1963 by Father David Bauer as a part of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, playing out of the University of British Columbia. The nickname "Team Canada" was christened for the 1972 Summit Series and has been frequently used to refer to the Canadian national team ever since. Canada has been one of the leading national ice hockey teams in international play, winners of the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union, four of five Canada Cups dating back to 1976, nine Olympic gold medals (the most of any participating hockey nation), including three of the last four; Salt Lake City 2002, Vancouver 2010, and Sochi 2014. They are 25-time IIHF World Champions and winner of the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. Canada is a member of the so-called "Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden and the United States. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-canada-olympic-hocket-team-championship-ring-p-451.html Fri, 19 Jun 2015 22:39:04 -0500 185.00 USD 451 0.5 10000 Olympic2014 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2001-daytona-500-winner-championship-ring-p-432.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/432/ * The default name on this ring is Waltrip and number 15. The 2001 Daytona 500, the 43rd running of the event, was the first race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series schedule. It took place on February 18, 2001 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida over 200 laps on the 2.5 mile (4 km) asphalt tri-oval. The race was the first ever Winston Cup telecast shown by the Fox network, which had received broadcasting rights along with NBC at the end of the previous season, replacing the two former NASCAR broadcasters CBS and ESPN. Bill Elliott won the pole and Michael Waltrip, in his first race in the #15 NAPA Auto Parts-sponsored car for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., won the race. This was the 1st Winston Cup victory of his career, coming in his 463rd start after 462 races without a win. His teammate Dale Earnhardt, Jr. finished 2nd and Rusty Wallace finished 3rd. In the race's final lap, a major accident was triggered by 1998 Daytona 500 winner and 7-time series champion Dale Earnhardt losing control of his car and collecting Ken Schrader in a head-on collision with the retaining wall. 3 cars were involved in the crash, which resulted in the Earnhardt's death. The race was also marred by an 18-car pileup on lap 173 when Robby Gordon made contact with Ward Burton, sending Tony Stewart flipping twice down the backstretch. After Earnhardt's death (as well as other notable deaths of other drivers in other NASCAR national touring series in the previous season), NASCAR implemented rigorous safety improvements in later seasons. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2001-daytona-500-winner-championship-ring-p-432.html Wed, 17 Jun 2015 01:44:43 -0500 185.00 USD 432 0.5 10000 Daytona500-2001 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1972-team-usa-olympic-basketball-championship-ring-p-439.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/439/ The 1972 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Led by Tom Henderson and Dwight Jones, the team would go on to win the Silver medal. In the final game of the Olympics Team USA would lose its first game ever and end a 63-game winning streak (The streak began in the 1936 Summer Olympics). Controversial game -------------------------- The final game came down to the final minute. After Team USA took a 49-48 lead against the USSR team, they would come storming back. Doug Collins (USA member) would hit two clutch free throws after being fouled with three seconds left in the game. After Collins hit his free throws, the Soviets failed to score and team USA would win 50-49. However, one referee apparently whistled play to stop with a second remaining in regulation after hearing the earlier horn and seeing an error at the scores table. The play would then be done over again; yet again the Soviets would fail to score. However, the Secretary General of FIBA would order the clock to be reset again at three seconds. This time the Soviets would score. The U.S.would file a protest, but it would get denied. Team USA then refused their Silver medals. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1972-team-usa-olympic-basketball-championship-ring-p-439.html Mon, 18 May 2015 08:15:57 -0500 185.00 USD 439 0.5 10000 Olympic1972 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2008-us-olympics-basketball-redeem-team-championship-ring-p-435.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/435/ The 2008 Olympics U.S. Men's Basketball Team represented the United States of America at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. They qualified for the Olympics by winning the FIBA American Championships 2007 held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team was nicknamed the "Redeem Team", a play on an alternative name for the legendary 1992 squad that was called the "Dream Team", and a reference to the fact that the United States came away with a disappointing Bronze Medal during the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece. LeBron James, often named the vocal leader of the United States stated in a feature with TIME magazine: "It's the gold, or it's failure." The United States, with eleven NBA All-Stars, a Hall of Fame coach, and a NBA MVP, ultimately accomplished their goal. They defeated Spain 118-107 to accomplish their expectation of winning the tournament. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2008-us-olympics-basketball-redeem-team-championship-ring-p-435.html Sat, 16 May 2015 09:19:55 -0500 185.00 USD 435 0.5 10000 Olympic2008 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-oklahoma-sooners-sugar-bowl-champions-fan-ring-p-429.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/429/ The 2014 Sugar Bowl was a college football bowl game played on Thursday, January 2, 2014, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 80th annual Sugar Bowl, it featured the #10 (AP ranked), #11 (BCS ranked) Oklahoma Sooners of the Big 12 Conference and the #3-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference. The game was broadcast live on ESPN at 8:30 PM EST. It was one of the 2013-14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. It was sponsored by the Allstate insurance company and was officially known as the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Oklahoma was selected to participate in the Sugar Bowl after a 10-2 season that culminated in a 33-24 victory over Oklahoma State. Alabama was selected as the other half of the matchup after an 11-1 season that ended in a 34-28 defeat to Auburn. Oklahoma defeated Alabama 45-31, in the process overcoming the largest spread in BCS history; Alabama had been a 17½-point favorite. The previous record of 16½ points was overcome just the day before in the 2014 Fiesta Bowl, won by the UCF Knights 52-42 over the Baylor Bears. Oklahoma quarterback Trevor Knight, who completed 32 of 44 passes for 4 touchdowns and 348 yards, was named the game's most valuable player. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-oklahoma-sooners-sugar-bowl-champions-fan-ring-p-429.html Fri, 24 Apr 2015 04:19:41 -0500 185.00 USD 429 0.5 10000 SugarBowl2014Fans https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-germany-fifa-world-cup-champions-ring-p-350.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/350/ The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the tournament for the association football world championship, which took place at several venues across Brazil. Germany won the tournament and took its fourth title by defeating Argentina 1-0 in the final. It began on 12 June with a group stage and concluded on 13 July with the championship match. It was the second time that Brazil has hosted the competition, the first being in 1950. Brazil was elected unchallenged as host nation in 2007 after the international football federation, FIFA, decreed that the tournament would be staged in South America for the first time since 1978 in Argentina, and the fifth time overall. The national teams of 31 countries advanced through qualification competitions that began in June 2011 to participate with the host nation Brazil in the final tournament. A total of 64 matches were played in 12 cities across Brazil in either new or redeveloped stadiums. For the first time at a World Cup finals, match officials used goal-line technology, as well as vanishing foam for free kicks. All world champion teams since the first World Cup in 1930 - Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Uruguay - qualified for this competition. The title holders, Spain, were eliminated at the group stage, along with previous winners England and Italy. Uruguay was eliminated in the Round of 16 and France was eliminated at the quarter-finals. Host and 2013 Confederations Cup winner Brazil lost to Germany in the first semi-final. By winning the final, Germany became the first European team to win a World Cup in the Americas. This result marked the first time that sides from the same continent had won three successive World Cups (following Italy in 2006 and Spain in 2010). As the winners, Germany qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. During the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Fan Fest in the host cities received 5 million people, and the country received 1 million guests from 202 countries. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-germany-fifa-world-cup-champions-ring-p-350.html Fri, 24 Apr 2015 04:18:54 -0500 185.00 USD 350 0.5 10000 FIFA2014 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1996-team-usa-basketball-olympic-champions-ring-p-422.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/422/ The 1996 United States men's Olympic basketball team represented the United States in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Led by Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens, the team would win the Gold medal for the second straight Olympics. The team contained many players from the "Dream Team": Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen, John Stockton, and David Robinson. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1996-team-usa-basketball-olympic-champions-ring-p-422.html Thu, 16 Apr 2015 06:24:39 -0500 185.00 USD 422 0.5 10000 Olympic1996 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1992-us-olympics-basketball-dream-team-ring-p-421.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/421/ The 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team, nicknamed the "Dream Team", was the first American Olympic team to feature active NBA players. Described by American journalists as the greatest sports team ever assembled, and called by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame "the greatest collection of basketball talent on the planet," it defeated its opponents by an average of almost 44 points en route to the gold medal against Croatia at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain. Chuck Daly served as coach, assisted by Lenny Wilkens, P. J. Carlesimo, and Mike Krzyzewski. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1992-us-olympics-basketball-dream-team-ring-p-421.html Mon, 13 Apr 2015 08:06:17 -0500 185.00 USD 421 0.5 10000 Olympic1992 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1980-us-olympic-hockey-team-championship-ring-p-420.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/420/ The "Miracle on Ice" is the name in American popular culture for a medal-round men's ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York, on Friday, February 22. The United States national team, made up of amateur and collegiate players and led by coach Herb Brooks, defeated the Soviet Union national team, which had won the gold medal in six of the seven previous Olympic games. Team USA went on to win the gold medal by winning its last match over Finland. The Soviet Union took the silver medal by beating Sweden in its final game. In 1999, Sports Illustrated named the "Miracle on Ice" the Top Sports Moment of the 20th Century. As part of its 100th anniversary celebrations in 2008, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) chose the "Miracle on Ice" as the century's number-one international ice hockey story. The Soviet Union entered the Lake Placid games as the heavy favorite, having won the previous four ice hockey gold medals dating back to the 1964 games. In the four Olympics following their 1960 upset by Team USA at Squaw Valley, Soviet teams had gone 27-1-1 (wins-losses-ties) and outscored the opposition 175-44. In head-to-head match-ups against the United States, the cumulative score over that period was 28-7. The Soviet players, some of whom were active-duty military, played in a well-developed league with world-class training facilities. They were led by legendary players in world ice hockey, such as Boris Mikhailov (a top line right winger and team captain), Vladislav Tretiak (the consensus best goaltender in the world at the time), the speedy and skilled Valeri Kharlamov, as well as talented, young, and dynamic players such as defenseman Viacheslav Fetisov and forwards Vladimir Krutov and Sergei Makarov. From that team, Tretiak, Kharlamov, and Fetisov would eventually be enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Many of the Soviet players had gained attention in the Summit Series eight years previous and, in contrast to the American players, were seasoned veterans with long histories of international play. U.S. head coach Herb Brooks conducted tryouts in Colorado Springs in the summer of 1979. Of the 20 players who eventually made the final Olympic roster, Buzz Schneider was the only one returning from the 1976 Olympic team. Nine players had played under Brooks at the University of Minnesota, which included Rob McClanahan, Mike Ramsey, and Phil Verchota; while four more were from Boston University; Dave Silk, Jack O'Callahan, goalie Jim Craig, and team captain Mike Eruzione. Boston and Minnesota were perennial rivals in college hockey and the hostility carried over from some of the players on the Olympic team for the first few months. The average age of the U.S. team was 21 years old, making it the youngest team in U.S. team history to play in the Olympics and would be the youngest team in the Olympic tournament. Assistant coach Craig Patrick had played with Brooks on the 1967 U.S. national team. The Soviet and American teams were natural rivals due to the decades-old Cold War. In addition, President Jimmy Carter was at the time considering a U.S. boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, to be held in Moscow, in protest of the December 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. On February 9, the same day that the American and Soviet teams met in an exhibition game in New York City, U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance denounced the impending Moscow games at a meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). President Carter eventually decided in favor of the boycott. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1980-us-olympic-hockey-team-championship-ring-p-420.html Mon, 13 Apr 2015 07:56:04 -0500 185.00 USD 420 0.5 10000 Olympic1980 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1978-muhammad-ali-commissioned-three-time-world-champion-ring-p-419.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/419/ First there was Liston, a bruising underworld thug expected to detach the young Cassius Clay's head from his shoulders. Then there was Foreman, expected to do much the same at the famed "Rumble in the Jungle." And, finally, there was Leon Spinks, who claimed a 15-round decision in February 1978 to take the belt, and then surrendered it again in the August rematch to complete Ali's unprecedented trifecta. Commissioned by Ali and designed by Jostens, this ring was presented to one of his entourage members to mark his third trip to the mountain top. This scarce ring features a regal design and is dominated by a crown set within a red stone on the face along with three faux diamonds representing each of Heavyweight Championships attained by boxing's greatest name. "M. Ali, World Champion Three Times" dances the perimeter of the face. Left shank, in Ali's celebrated hyperbole, announces "The Greatest Heavyweight World Champion." Right shank announces "Muhammad Ali, S. Liston-G. Foreman-L. Spinks, '64, '74, '78." Interior band is stamped "10k Jostens." The ring size is a 13. Comes in elegant polished red metal presentation box, 4 inches square and 3 inches high, with white satin interior and the ring resting on a small white pillow. Muhammad Ali's own personal ring fetched nearly 60k at auction in 2011. This is a highly desirable and rarely seen ring for the serious Ali collector. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1978-muhammad-ali-commissioned-three-time-world-champion-ring-p-419.html Mon, 13 Apr 2015 07:34:25 -0500 185.00 USD 419 0.5 10000 ALI1978 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-osu-ohio-state-buckeyes-cfp-national-fans-ring-p-405.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/405/ The 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship (known as the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T for sponsorship reasons) was a bowl game that determined the national champion of NCAA Division I FBS college football for the 2014 season, which took place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on January 12, 2015. It was the culminating game of the 2014-15 bowl season as the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship, replacing the BCS National Championship Game. The national title was contested through a four-team bracket system, the College Football Playoff, which replaced the previous Bowl Championship Series. The game was played between the winners of two designated semi-final bowl games played on January 1, 2015: the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes, who upset No. 1 Alabama 42-35 in the 2015 Sugar Bowl, and the No. 2 Oregon Ducks, who defeated previously unbeaten No. 3 Florida State 59-20 in the 2015 Rose Bowl. This was the first championship game since 2006 that did not feature at least one SEC team, and the teams' first meeting since the 2010 Rose Bowl, which the Buckeyes won 26-17. The Ohio State Buckeyes won the game, 42-20, marking the first national championship awarded under the CFP system. Following the game, the AP Poll and Coaches' Poll also named Ohio State as their top team of the season, marking Ohio State's first national championship since 2002 and their 8th overall. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-osu-ohio-state-buckeyes-cfp-national-fans-ring-p-405.html Sun, 29 Mar 2015 09:38:41 -0500 185.00 USD 405 0.5 10000 NCAAF2014FANS https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-new-england-patriots-super-bowl-xlix-fans-ring-p-404.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/404/ Super Bowl XLIX was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2014 season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks, 28-24, to earn their fourth Super Bowl title. The game was played on February 1, 2015, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. It was the second time the stadium has hosted a Super Bowl, and the third one held in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Seahawks made their second consecutive appearance in the Super Bowl, having defeated the Denver Broncos, 43-8, in Super Bowl XLVIII, while the Patriots joined the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers as one of the three teams to have made eight appearances in the Super Bowl. For the second straight season, but only the third time in the prior 21 seasons, the number one seeds from both conferences met in the league championship game. Seattle became the first team to appear in consecutive Super Bowls since New England won two straight (XXXVIII and XXXIX). After the teams were tied 14-14 at halftime, the Seahawks built a ten-point lead to end the third quarter. The Patriots, however, rallied to take a 28-24 lead with roughly two minutes left in the game. Seattle threatened to score in the final moments, driving the ball to New England's 1-yard line. With 26 seconds remaining in the game, they decided to pass the ball in a highly scrutinized play that resulted in Patriots rookie Malcolm Butler making a game-saving interception of Russell Wilson's throw. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was named the game's Most Valuable Player (MVP) after a Super Bowl-record 37 completions on 50 attempts for 328 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions. NBC's broadcast of Super Bowl XLIX is the most watched program in American television history, surpassing the previous year's game. The game was seen by an average of 114.4 million viewers, with it reaching to 118.5 million during the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show featuring Katy Perry, and then peaking to 120.8 million during New England's fourth-quarter comeback. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-new-england-patriots-super-bowl-xlix-fans-ring-p-404.html Sun, 29 Mar 2015 09:38:31 -0500 185.00 USD 404 0.5 10000 NFL2014FANS https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-new-england-patriots-super-bowl-xlix-mvp-ring-p-413.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/413/ Tom Brady threw for four touchdowns and Malcolm Butler intercepted Russell Wilson's pass in the end zone with 20 seconds left, helping the New England Patriots hold on to beat the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 Sunday night for their fourth Super Bowl title. The Patriots had lost two straight Super Bowls since winning three in four years a decade ago. The 37-year-old Brady led them back, hitting Julian Edelman with 2:02 left for his 13th career Super Bowl touchdown pass, breaking Joe Montana's record. The Seahawks pulled off a miraculous rally to beat Green Bay in the NFC Championship Game and were in position for another improbable victory when Jermaine Kearse made a juggling, 33-yard catch while on his back. With the ball on New England's 1-yard line, Seattle appeared to be headed toward a second-straight Super Bowl title. Butler spoiled the Seahawks' bid, stepping in front of Ricardo Lockette for the interception. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-new-england-patriots-super-bowl-xlix-mvp-ring-p-413.html Sun, 29 Mar 2015 09:38:22 -0500 185.00 USD 413 0.5 10000 NFL2014MVP https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2013-seattle-seahawks-the-12th-man-ring-p-293.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/293/ Super Bowl XLVIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos and National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2013 season. The Seahawks defeated the Broncos 43-8, the third largest point differential (35) in Super Bowl history, and the largest since Super Bowl XXVII (1993). This became the first Super Bowl victory for the Seahawks and the fifth Super Bowl loss for the Broncos. The game was played on February 2, 2014, at MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the first Super Bowl played outdoors in a cold-weather city. For the first time since Super Bowl XLIV (2010), and just the second time in 20 seasons, the number one seed from each conference met in the league championship. The game also featured the league's top offense (Denver) against the top defense (Seattle), the first time this had occurred since Super Bowl XXXVII (2003). Seattle built a 22-0 halftime lead, and then a 36-0 advantage before allowing Denver's first score on the final play of the third quarter. The Seahawks defense scored a safety on the first play from scrimmage, the quickest score in Super Bowl history. They also became the first team in a Super Bowl to record a safety and touchdowns off both a kickoff return and an interception return. The Broncos were held to almost 30 points below their scoring average. Five-time NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Peyton Manning of Denver threw two interceptions in the first half. Seahawks linebacker Malcolm Smith, who returned one of those interceptions 69-yards for a touchdown, recovered a fumble and made nine tackles, was named Super Bowl MVP. The broadcast of Super Bowl XLVIII on Fox was the most watched television program in U.S. history with 111.5 million viewers. The Super Bowl halftime show featuring Bruno Mars and Red Hot Chili Peppers was the most watched ever with 115.3 million viewers. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2013-seattle-seahawks-the-12th-man-ring-p-293.html Mon, 11 Aug 2014 07:37:27 -0500 185.00 USD 293 0.5 10000 NFL2013FAN https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-san-antonio-spurs-fans-ring-p-324.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/324/ The 2014 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2013-14 season of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs defeated the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat in five games (4-1) for the Spurs' fifth NBA championship in the franchise's history. The Spurs outscored the Heat in the series by the largest average point differential (14.0) in Finals history. San Antonio's Kawhi Leonard was named the Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP), and became the third-youngest recipient of the award. This was a rematch of the previous year's finals, which Miami won in seven games, handing the Spurs the franchise's first ever Finals defeat. This marked the 12th Finals rematch, but only the fifth since the ABA-NBA merger in 1976. It was the first Finals rematch since 1998, when the Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz met in the Finals in consecutive seasons, with the Bulls winning the championship on both occasions. The Spurs had home-court advantage since the team finished the regular season with a better record (62-20) than the Heat (54-28). For the first time since 1984, the Finals was played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format (Games 1 and 2 at home for the higher seeded team, Games 3 and 4 at home for the lower seeded team, Game 5 at the higher, Game 6 at the lower, and Game 7 at the higher). The series began on June 5, 2014, and ended on June 15, 2014. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-san-antonio-spurs-fans-ring-p-324.html Mon, 11 Aug 2014 07:35:59 -0500 185.00 USD 324 0.5 10000 NBA2014FAN https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-los-angeles-kings-fans-ring-p-337.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/337/ The 2014 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s 2013-14 season, and the culmination of the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs. This was the 121st year of the Stanley Cup's presentation. The league realigned its divisions prior to the season, and changed the structure of the playoffs, but the championship series remained the same. The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Kings defeated the Eastern Conference champion New York Rangers four games to one to win their second championship in franchise history, marking the first time since 2007 that the championship series was determined in fewer than six games. Their Stanley Cup-winning run of 26 playoff games was the longest of any Stanley Cup-winning team in history. Los Angeles had home ice advantage in the series, as the Kings finished with a better regular season record than the Rangers. The series started on June 4, and ended on June 13 with the Kings winning their second Stanley Cup in three years. It was the first playoff meeting between teams from New York City and Los Angeles for a major professional sports championship since the Yankees and the Dodgers played in the 1981 World Series. 1981 was also the last time the Rangers and the Kings had met in the postseason, where the Rangers eliminated the Kings during the preliminary round of the playoffs. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2014-los-angeles-kings-fans-ring-p-337.html Mon, 11 Aug 2014 07:34:43 -0500 185.00 USD 337 0.5 10000 NHL2014FANS https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2013-world-baseball-classic-dominican-republic-champions-ring-p-307.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/307/ The 2013 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, held from March 2, to March 19, 2013. This was the third iteration of the WBC, following the two previous tournaments, held in 2006 and 2009. Unlike the two previous WBCs, which consisted of the same sixteen countries, only the twelve countries that won at least one game in the 2009 WBC were guaranteed a berth in the main tournament. The automatic qualifiers were Australia, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico, South Korea, the United States, and Venezuela. Four qualification brackets were held in late 2012 and respectively won by Canada, Taiwan, Spain, and Brazil, who joined the WBC as the final four teams. As in the 2006 tournament, the first round had a round-robin format, which led to South Korea being eliminated on a run difference tiebreaker. Venezuela also failed to advance out of a tough group. The fourth-place teams in each group - Brazil, Australia, Spain, and Mexico - will have to participate in the qualifying round in order to return for the 2017 tournament. The second round was a modified double-elimination bracket, as in the 2009 tournament, where the modification was that the final game of each bracket was winner-take-all, even if won by the team emerging from the loser's bracket, although that game only affected seeding as two teams advanced from each bracket. The Netherlands improved on its surprising 2009 run by advancing to the semifinal game, as did two-time defending champion Japan. In the final game, the Dominican Republic defeated Puerto Rico to become the first WBC champion from the Western Hemisphere, as well as the first team to complete the WBC with an undefeated record. Robinson Canó was named the Most Valuable Player of the Classic. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2013-world-baseball-classic-dominican-republic-champions-ring-p-307.html Wed, 11 Jun 2014 08:47:44 -0500 185.00 USD 307 0.5 10000 WBC2013 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2013-boston-red-sox-world-series-mvp-ring-p-292.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/292/ Ortiz once again was a major factor in helping lead the Red Sox to their eighth World Series championship. During the regular season, he hit 30 home runs, had 103 RBIs and batted .309. He finished in the top 10 in all 3 categories in the American League. In the postseason, Ortiz had 5 home runs and 13 RBIs while batting .353. In Game 2 of the American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays, he hit 2 home runs off of Rays' ace pitcher David Price. In Game 2 of the American League Championship Series vs the Detroit Tigers, Ortiz hit a dramatic, game-tying grand slam off of reliever Joaquin Benoit in the bottom of the 8th inning, helping propel the Red Sox to victory. In the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, Ortiz hit home runs in both games 1 and 2, had 6 RBIs and batted .688 as the Red Sox won the series 4-2. As a result of his performance, Ortiz was awarded the World Series Most Valuable Player award. On April 20, before the first game played at Fenway Park since the Boston Marathon bombings and his first since August 2012 after an achilles tendon injury, Ortiz spoke to the crowd and stated, "This is our fucking city, and no one is going to dictate our freedom. Stay strong." Ortiz reached several career milestones in 2013, including his 500th career double on July 2 and his 2,000th career hit on September 4. On July 10, Ortiz passed Harold Baines to become the all time leader for hits by a DH with 1689. On July 27, Ortiz was ejected by home-plate umpire Tim Timmons for arguing balls and strikes against the Baltimore Orioles. After his ejection, Ortiz used his bat to smash a pressbox phone in the dugout. Major League Baseball decided not to suspend Ortiz for the incident. Ortiz gained several new nicknames from the media and his teammates as a result of his great postseason play such as "Señor Octubre" and "Cooperstown". He also finished third in Boston's mayoral race that year with 560 write-in votes. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2013-boston-red-sox-world-series-mvp-ring-p-292.html Thu, 24 Apr 2014 05:55:43 -0500 185.00 USD 292 0.5 10000 MLB2013MVP https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2009-major-league-allstar-game-ring-p-306.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/306/ The 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 80th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 14, 2009, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, the home of the National League St. Louis Cardinals. The game was the first all-star game held in St. Louis since 1966. This was the seventh year in which the All-Star Game determined home field advantage in the World Series, with the American League winning all seven games up to and including 2009 under this format. After the game, the National League lead, 40-38-2, but had not won since 1996. Fox televised the contest, with Joe Buck and Tim McCarver in the booth for the game broadcast, joined at the bottom of the 2nd inning by President Barack Obama. Pre-game coverage began at 5 PM US EDT on MLB Network, with ESPN joining in at 7 PM US EDT. Outside the USA, Rogers Sportsnet (Canada) and ESPN America (Europe) carried MLB's international feed with their own video feed and announcers. The Cardinals had hoped to use the event to show off its planned Ballpark Village residential and entertainment complex to be built on the site of the former Busch Memorial Stadium across the street from the new ballpark. However the plans had not materialized by the time of the game and the Cardinals opted to use the site for a softball field and parking lot instead. On April 22, 2009, All-Star balloting began on MLB.com with eight position players (excluding pitchers and designated hitters) from each of the 30 teams being nominated for fans to vote. As with last year, only 25 email ballots could be cast and voting officially ended at 11:59 ET on July 2. Final rosters, with the exception of the final vote, were announced on July 5. Fans voted for up to three players per league to participate in the State Farm Home Run Derby. For the first time, the batting practice sessions were telecast on the self-owned MLB Network. By length of time, this was the shortest MLB All-Star game (2:31) since 1988. At one point during the game, the American League retired 18 straight batters, the second most in All-Star game history. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/2009-major-league-allstar-game-ring-p-306.html Wed, 04 Jun 2014 10:20:17 -0500 185.00 USD 306 0.5 10000 AllStar2009 https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1983-michigan-panthers-usfl-championship-ring-p-369.html https://www.customchampionshipring.net/reviews/369/ The Michigan Panthers were a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League in the mid-1980s. Michigan held their first training camp at City Island Stadium in Daytona Beach, FL sifting through over 75 players. On Monday, March 7, 1983; they opened the season with a 9-7 win over the Birmingham Stallions at Legion Field in Birmingham, AL. This was the first professional football game ever broadcast on ESPN. Serbian kicker (via Central Michigan) Novo Bojovic kicked the winning field goal from 48 yards out in the waning moments to preserve the win. The Panthers then dropped their next four contests, losing on Sat. Mar. 12 to the Tampa Bay Bandits (7-19); Sat. Mar. 19 at home to the Oakland Invaders (27-33); Sun. Mar. 27 at the Washington Federals (16-22 OT) and Mon. Apr. 4 at home to the Denver Gold (21-29). Their slow start was attributed mostly due to a very porous offensive line that struggled to create holes or time for their offensive stars. Management addressed the issue by signing a bevy of experienced offensive linemen in OT Ray Pinney (Pittsburgh Steelers), OG Tyrone McGriff (Pittsburgh Steelers) and OG Thom Dornbrook (NY Giants). Dornbrook and McGriff would both make USFL all-league teams in 1983. The Panthers saw their winning streak end at six games. On May 23, the Panthers faced the Birmingham Stallions, and the two teams were tied 20-20 in the fourth quarter. Michigan had defeated Birmingham earlier in the year, 9-7 thanks to three Novo Bojovic field goals. However, this game would be different. Michigan would have had the lead, but the extra point attempt was blocked. The game went into overtime, and was won by Birmingham thanks to a 46-yard field goal by Stallions placekicker Scott Norwood. The Panthers would bounce back with a 42-7 thrashing of the stellar Tampa Bay Bandits, coached by future Florida Gators head coach, Steve Spurrier. After making those additions, and installing rookie Bobby Hebert as quarterback, the Panthers then won 11 of their next 13 contests and captured the Central Division Championship with a 12-6 record. In the playoffs, the Panthers hosted the Western Division Champion Oakland Invaders before a then USFL-record crowd of 60,237. The Panthers' decisive 37-21 victory vaulted them to the inaugural USFL Championship Game in Denver, CO. On July 17, 1983, the Panthers captured the USFL's first championship with a 24-22 win over the Atlantic Division Champion Philadelphia Stars. QB Bobby Hebert hit WR Anthony Carter on a 48-yard touchdown strike with 11:59 left in the fourth quarter for what proved to be the deciding score. Hebert was named MVP of the game, throwing for 319 yards and three touchdowns. The Panthers wound up spending $6 million during the season—three times what USFL founder David Dixon recommended that a team spend in a single season. Nonetheless, some observers suggested that they could have been a fairly competitive NFL team. ]]> customchampionring@gmail.com (Randy Chan) https://www.customchampionshipring.net/1983-michigan-panthers-usfl-championship-ring-p-369.html Mon, 13 Oct 2014 08:10:50 -0500 185.00 USD 369 0.5 10000 USFL1983